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On Sunday, GOP Sen. John Barrasso said Joe Biden's cabinet nominees are going to face a hard road towards confirmation. According to Politico Barrasson said a Republican-controlled Senate should not expect an easy pathway to confirmation. "It's not going to be a garden party," he said. Barrasso said Biden's nominees will have to "run the gauntlet" towards confirmation. He said Biden's selections resembled a "third term of the Obama administration."
President Joe Biden takes a swipe at rival Donald Trump's desire for "revenge and retribution" during his State of the Union address. SOUNDBITE
Washington, May 30 (EFE/EPA).- President Joe Biden on Sunday focused his public remarks on the June 16 meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, while most Americans were looking to try and return to life as it was before the coronavirus pandemic on the long Memorial Day weekend.Biden traveled to Delaware to attend an event at which he paid tribute to US soldiers who have died in combat and who also will be remembered on Memorial Day itself, Monday, a date that marks for Americans the first day of summer and is regularly an opportunity for family get-togethers and outings.This year, the Memorial Day weekend will be the first weekend holiday on which Americans who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to participate in indoor or outdoor events without using a facemask, according to the guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Camera: WILL OLIVER). SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LOOK AT A TEMPORARY WAR MEMORIAL ON THE STEPS OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN WASHINGTON DC, US.
Former Rep. Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma said leaving the Republican Party because of Trump's control over the party. Edwards said the GOP has become a "cult" under President Donald Trump. He decried Republicans who backed Trump's effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's election win. "This has become a cult," he said.
On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said President Donald Trump was complicit in the Capitol siege. McCarthy also rejected conspiracy theories about antifa involvement. Business Insider reports that McCarthy further emphasized that President-elect Joe Biden was legitimately elected. The House GOP leader said he opposes impeachment but supports the resolution to censure Trump. "The president bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack by mob rioters."
The Republican committee of Arizona's Maricopa County is considering censuring the widow of the late GOP Sen. John McCain. Cindy McCain was a prominent Republican supporter of President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 campaign against President Donald Trump. Business Insider reports the committee floated a proposal on Saturday that would have censured her, but the measure did not move forward. The state party confirmed via Twitter that they would vote on a resolution to censure McCain on Jan. 23rd. The Maricopa GOP has already censured former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, who endorsed President-elect Joe Biden in the 2020 election.